Step 1:
The first step to converting 8585738.611969 to a fraction is to re-write 8585738.611969 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8585738.611969 can be written as simply 8585738.611969/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8585738.611969, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8585738.611969/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8585738.611969/1 each by 1000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 8585738.611969 as a fraction:
8585738/1 / 1